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N0.vs5 ,2s2. PATENTED MAR.21 ,1905. -H. G. ROTH.

DISPLAY BIN.

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No. 785,232. PATENTED MAR. 21, 1905. H. G. ROTH.

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No. 785,232. PATENTED MAR. 21, 1905.

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DISPLAY BIN.

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Z/Zzeaaea NITED STATES Patented March 21, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

DISPLAY-BIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 785,232, dated March 21, 1905.

Application filed December 2,1904. Serial No. 235.248.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that LHENRY G. ROTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Bins; and [do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My present invention relates to display jars or cans for use in stores to contain tea, coffee, and various other articles for sale, and has for its object to improve the same in the several particulars hereinafter noted.

The invention consists of the novel devices and combinations of devices hereinafter delike parts throughout the several views.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improved bin. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the bin, taken on the line 00 00 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is substantially a plan view of the bin, looking at the same in the direction indicated by the arrow marked on Fig. 2, some parts being removed; and Fig. 4 is a detail view in plan showing the cover or door thereof removed.

The numeral 1 indicates the body of the bin or can, the upper end of which is inclined, preferably on an angle of about forty-five degrees, and thefront of which is bulged outward and is formed with an elevated horizon tally-extended bottom section 2, that extends preferably about one-third of the way to the back of the bin and is then turned vertically downward to the extreme bottom portion of the bin. This elevation or undercutting of the forwardly-projecting portion of the can is important. It aflords a clearance-space for the feet of a person standing close to the can and reaching into the can, and thereby enables such person to better keep his balance when reaching to the back of the bin. Furthermore, it places the bottom portion of the front wall of the can back out of the way, where it is not liable to be marred by the feet or otherwise and in such position that even if soiled 0r marred it will not be noticeable.

The inclined top of the can is formed by a pair of parallel plates 3, which are spaced apart far enough to afiord clearance for a thin lid or door 4, which is pivoted thereto at 5. In the lower portion of the top 3 is a passage 6, which passage is three-cornered and has very much'the form of a triangle, but the sides of which are formed by arcs having a radius approximately equal to the distance between the corners of said opening. The upper edge of said opening is curved inward and downward, while the other two sides are curved reversely outward. The. lid or door .lzhas approximately the same form as the said opening 6, but is somewhat larger, so thatwhen in a closed position it will overlap said opening and completely close the same. At its lower corner the lid 4 is shown as provided with a knob or finger-piece 7, which adds weight to that corner thereof. When the lid is turned upward into an open position, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, it lies entirely in the set formed therefor between the upper portions of the two plates of the inclined top 3. Since the top of the can is inclined, so thatthe lid is mounted to oscillate in an inclined plane, and with the lid hinged at one side corner, it is evident that gravity will serve to automatically close the lid when it is released and to hold the same in aclosed position until force is applied thereto tending to open the same.

Secured on the upper portion of the inclined top 3 of the bin is a display frame or casing 8, having two inclined faces,the upper of which is cut away at 9 and the lower of which is cut away at 10. Fitting loosely within'the frame or casing 8 is a drawer 11, which is adapted to contain a plurality of labels or cards 2, certain of which have marked thereon the name and brand of the contents of the bin and certain others of which have marked thereon the grade and price or some other data. The upper plate of said drawer or pocket 11 is depressed slightly, so that it will receive one of the larger of the cards .2, while the front plate of said drawer or pocket is depressed, so as to afford a seat for one of the smaller of the cards 2. When the drawer or pocket 11 is placed in working position, as shown by full lines in Fig.

2, it holds one of the larger cards .2, so that the label or other marking thereon may be viewed through the opening 9, and holds one or more of the smaller cards, so that the markings thereon may be seen through the openings 10.

The label or card holder above described affords means for quickly changing the labels or advertising cards and for holding the same where they will be readily seen. The cards or labels which are not in use are, as already indicated, held by the drawer 11.

From what has been said it will be understood that the device described is capable of modification within the scope of my invention as herein set forth and claimed.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is as follows:

1. The combination with a bin or can having in its top plate a three-sided opening, two of which sides are curved outward and one of which sides is curved inward, of a lid or door of approximately the same form as said opening, pivoted at one corner in the vicinity of one corner of said opening, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a bin or can having an inclined top formed with an opening, of a lid pivoted at one side of said top and arranged to work in the plane of said top, whereby it will be closed by gravity, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a bin having an inclined top formed by two plates, spaced apart and having an opening, of a lid cooperating with said opening, working between the plates of said top, and arranged to be closed by gravity, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a bin having a top formed by a pair of plates, spaced apart and having a passage therethrough, of a lid cooperating with said passage and working between the plates of said top, and an open frame secured on the bintop, and a drawer working in said frame and cooperating therewith to hold one or more cards exposed to view, and to hold a plurality of cards within it, substantially as described.

5. A bin or can having one wall terminated short of the bottom thereof and turned horizontally inward'at Q. and then downward to join the bottom of the said bin or can, substantially as described.

6. A bin or can having front walls bent on lines of intersecting arcs having a radius of approximately the transverse dimension of the bin or can, and having a three-sided opening following the lines of said curved front walls, in combination with a three sided cover, hinged at one corner in the vicinity of one corner of said opening, substantially as described.

7 A bin or can having front walls bent on lines of intersecting arcs havinga radius of approximately the transverse dimension of the bin or can, and having an inclined top formed with a three-sided opening following the lines of said curved front walls, in combination with a three-sided cover, hinged at one corner in the vicinity of one corner of said opening, substantially as described.

8. A bin or can having front walls bent on lines of intersecting arcs havinga radius of approximately the transverse dimension of the bin or can, and having an inclined top formed with a three-sided opening following the lines of said curved front walls, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY G. ROTH.

Witnesses:

ETHEL. BAILEY, F. D. MERCHANT. 

